Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jessie said 9:33AM on 8-17-2007
this is bullshit. limewire is supposed to be for free downloads of songs, not ones you have to pay for!
FUCKING BULLSHIT !!!!!!!!!
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Mary said 9:40AM on 8-17-2007
Jessie, if you had written one of those songs, you would be singing a different tune about the "freeness" of it.
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kelly said 10:33AM on 8-17-2007
WHO is the RIAA demanding the money from? The users?
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Amesha C. Smith said 10:57AM on 8-17-2007
Perhaps I should care about the creative property of musicians, but I don't. There is so much greed in the music and entertainment industry. CD technology is almost 25 years old now and a new CD should not cost $15 or $16. As they sow so shall they reap. Since they were so greedy they are now suffering the consequences. I paid $26 two years ago and download anything I want on KazaaGold. That was cheap for a lifetime membership and I find everything I want to download. I have downloaded hundredes of songs fomr that site and I have not purchased a new CD in years.
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lpfoofighter said 1:11AM on 8-20-2007
screw those rich motherf*ckers. they should get reduced down the common man's wealth level so they might just have a little more respect for us workin class folks. and, despite the beliefs those tightassed baby kissers at the RIAA, limewire's file sharing wont be hurting them as much as a misplaced quarter would hurt us. screw em, yall, keep stickin it to the man
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coyote said 5:43PM on 10-09-2007
Personally, I haven't heard anything released by a major label in the last 5 years I would buy or even download. The labels hacks are trying to blame piracy on the weak bottom line when the truth is poor taste and lack of creativity on the part of the guys running the business.
I find Limewire useful for finding rare gems and unreleased songs posted by very creative musicians who have no contact with the RIAA.
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greg said 7:12PM on 10-09-2007
What does RIAA really mean? Kickbacks come to mind, these so called artists are making money for a song they never wrote, but are making millions? Half of these artists are dead and gone, do they share the money with the famalies of the guy or girl who wrote these songs, maybe, maybe not...I'm going with, not one red cent. So who's stealing from who? Artists today are nothing but lazy, no good for nothing rejects who can't find a real job. They cry out that were stealing food from there babies mouth, but what there really saying is, there stealing coke from our noses. CD's today are marked up a 300 percent profit, who's the thief NOW!!
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